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Neon Acquires ‘Alpha,’ Next Film From Palme D’Or Winner Julia Ducournau
'Alpha,' the next feature from Palme d'Or winning 'Titane' helmer Julia Ducournau, has been acquired by Neon for North America.
Picking up Ducournau’s last feature ahead of its launch at Cannes, Neon most recently acquired worldwide rights to Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins’ next film Keeper, starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland, and Steven Soderbergh’s Presence. Neon’s upcoming slate for the year includes Pamela Adlon’s highly lauded directorial debut, Babes(May 17), which premiered at this year’s SXSW; Pablo Berger’s Academy Award-nominated animated feature Robot Dreams, out May 31; the serial killer pic Longlegs, starring Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe, which releases in theaters July 12; and Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo, starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, in theaters August 2. The deal was negotiated by Neon’s President of Acquisitions & Production Jeff Deutchman with Charades’ Carole Baraton and FilmNation Entertainment’s CEO Glen Basner on behalf of the filmmakers.
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